Interview Trump's attack on Social Security
Trump & Musk are cutting Agency Staff & Critical Services.
Officials in the Social Security Administration say it is "an effort to break the organization.”
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/19/judd_legum_musk_doge_social_security
#musk #trump #DOGE #SocialSecurity #Autocracy #uspol #resist #generalstrike .
Musk is firing federal contractors who prevent bloated tech contracts.
If anyone still thinks DOGE is about getting rid of waste, they are a fool.
THIS IS OPEN THEFT OF US TAXPAYER MONEY
https://theintercept.com/2025/03/19/18f-tech-federal-workers-musk-trump-doge/
#Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner is stepping down after #DOGE leader #ElonMusk called for the #transit service to be #privatized.
Amtrak, also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, is the national passenger #rail service for the #US. It is nationally chartered, meaning the federal government is the majority stockholder. It also means Amtrak board members are nominated by the president & confirmed by the Senate.
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it
The study, involving families with rare gene mutations, has been delayed due to Trump administration funding restrictions.
#TheGremlinZoo #USPol #VA #Veterans #DOGE
From WTOPNews.com: VA secretary defends dismissal of veterans from government jobs in WTOP interview
https://wtop.com/local/2025/03/va-secretary-sits-down-with-wtop-defends-broad-federal-cuts/
Pentagon restores DEI-cut histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry
‘I want to assure the Navajo people that we remain in close communication with federal officials to ensure the legacy of our cherished Navajo Code Talkers is never erased from American and Navajo history’
The man behind #DOGE's "#AI-first" strategy, the 28 year-old ex-#Tesla engineer #ThomasShedd, has quietly—& possibly illegally—become the head of technology for the Department of #Labor.
- Brian Merchant
@brianmerchant
#law #Trump #Musk #technocracy #USpol #government #regulation #broligarchy #plutocracy #NeoReactionary #NRx #Technofeudalism
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/doges-ai-first-strategist-is-now
@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.socialHow thick does he have to be to not realize that the majority of adults ON EARTH hate him?!?
Elon Musk says he's shocked at the level of Tesla hate and vandalism happening: 'I've never done anything harmful'
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-responds-tesla-vandalism-protests-2025-3
Here's more from @alaw202 [masthead.social] on the @nicolesandler show talking about how #ElonMusk & #DOGE are working to destroy #SocialSecurity with cuts to services.
Go here to set up a rally at your local Social Security office.
https://handsoffsocialsecurity.org
#StopDOGE
#HandsOffSocialSecurity
@TheZeldaZone@mastodon.socialpolitics, AI
So, it's extremely clear now that the highest profile use of "AI" today is "DOGE" deleting all federal webpages with words like "Black", "Trans", or "Women" on them, it seems like this should be a bigger news story and a bigger crisis for AI's reputation.
Hickenlooper collects stories at Aurora round-table to persuade Republicans to halt cuts to VA, veterans
Unnerving 'is the anxiety of coming into work every morning and wondering if you’re going to get that email saying that you’re fired. The morale in our office is in the toilet'
'The nursing homes themselves would be at risk of financial collapse. Few state residents are able to pay full price for nursing home services, often well over $120,000 a year. Booting nearly two-thirds of nursing home patients into the street would mean that the remaining residents would have to pay dramatically more'
@j_@infosec.exchangeJon Sneider, Founder of Wild Gravity, on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sneider_dark-maga-if-youre-a-little-confused-activity-7304595429201981442-aJs5
*DARK MAGA*
If you're a little confused about what Musk is trying to achieve with DOGE here's the breakdown:
[...]
The three of them [Thiel, Musk, Vance], plus a lot of other tech billionaires subscribe to an ideology called the Dark Enlightenment espoused by this super weird, creepy dude: Curtis Yarvin aka Mencius Moldbug.
Yarvin preaches that the media and academia represent "The Cathedral" that secretly controls power and must be dismantled.
He advocates for a corporate run, monarchy, led by a CEO-Dictator.
[...]
The strategy is to gut the government via R.A.G.E - Retire All Govt Employees to make government incapable of operating.
Then to replace government with private corporations.
To eliminate elections because they are "obsolete"
To use distraction and chaos to prevent public resistance.
Trump is their useful tool to be disposed of as soon as they can wrest control.
[...]
Sources:
Shane Almgren, Author of "The Trumpland Diaries"
https://shanealmgren.substack.com/p/democracy-is-done-the-rise-of-corporateThe Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/02217acf-ac64-49c2-acd5-ef4f107f014cThe New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/techno-fascism-comes-to-america-elon-musk
Read the cited articles too!
Further Reading (Watching/Listening):
NYT, The Interview, Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done
Gift Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/magazine/curtis-yarvin-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E4.3gW2.AqAef6fUkk1R&smid=nytcore-android-share
Interview Judd Legum on Trump's attack on Social Security
Trump & Musk are cutting Agency Staff & Critical Services
Officials in the Social Security Administration say it is "an effort to break the organization.”
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/19/judd_legum_musk_doge_social_security
@ZhiZhu@newsie.socialAnalysis: A Strike at the Heart of DOGE and Musk...
...With a Surprising Star Witness
https://davidpepper.substack.com/p/analysis-a-strike-at-the-heart-of
"the surprising star witness...
Musk himself! With assists from #Trump & his press secretary.
It turns out, with their non-stop tweeting & trash-talking about what they’ve been doing... quotes from them turn out to be the best #evidence negating the DOJ’s desperate defense of DOGE’s #unconstitutional actions."
@ZhiZhu@newsie.social"Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure."
https://bsky.app/profile/waldo.net/post/3lkmo3w3pvk2n
Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now:
27. Ask yourself how much of your political engagement is confined to spaces where everybody else is already aware of and angry about the same things that you are. Ask yourself, gently, “Should I just complain to the same friends?” “Do I need to spend all this time on Bluesky?” “Why am I only reading authors who tell me how bad everything is but not what we can do in response?” Instead, consider spending more time with folks who are highlighting everything that’s already being built and reminding us of how much power we actually have. I’m not saying that your time should be spent debating and getting in screaming matches with the most MAGA-loving person in your vicinity. Remember that most of your neighbors aren’t paying attention one way or another. This moment is about spreading the word: people are being hurt, and we should stand in opposition.
https://thewhitepages.net/p/thirty-lonely-but-beautiful-actions
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Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now:
25. Remember that fascists hate unions, and one of the reasons why they’re winning is that union density is at an all time low. If your workplace has a union, throw yourself into it. If your workplace doesn’t, there are a whole bunch of people who would like to help you start one. If you don’t have a traditional workplace (like me), you might be surprised that there are unions for us as well. Join. Agitate. Know that we won’t turn the tide if we can’t get union density back in the double digits.
26. If you know and love a federal worker, particularly in a targeted agency, do something kind for them. If you’re a federal worker, particularly in a targeted agency, tell us what you need and how you’re doing.
https://thewhitepages.net/p/thirty-lonely-but-beautiful-actions
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